stoppress HRITHIK THE SINGER
LILO IN TROUBLE
Actress Lindsay Lohan’s friends fear the singer may land in her grave due to recurring social rejections. The star was recently denied entry into a club in Los Angeles and was called a “brand damager” last month. Friends fear she may not be able to handle the rejection. A source close to her said, “If she doesn’t get help soon, she’s going to die.” — HTC
Actor Hrithik Roshan, who makes his debut as a singer in the film Kites, says he rehearsed 24x7 for it. “Early in the morning, I would start with my sa re ga ma... I sang with hand movements, trying to reach the highest scales,” he said. The song Kites in the Sky is in English and will be on air from today on. — IANS
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She strutted, she danced, she fell — that sums up model Kanika’s stint on Day 3 of WIFW
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esigner Poonam Bhagat’s show at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week had all the right ingredients. Music by Elvis Presley playing in the background, funky designs and models busting a dance move at the end of the runway — until a model, Kanika, tripped on stage and fell flat on her face. At first, the other models looked on in shock, but eventually they managed to salvage the situation. A model helped Kanika up and they continued dancing. While Kanika was unavailable for comment, Bhagat said, “I was afraid her falling would lead to a domino effect, and all of them would cascade one after the other. But I think she handled it really well.” —RAHUL SABHARWAL PHOTO: PTI
Deepika Padukone in a G Pia Fleming outfit
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WHITE IN STYLE Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone scorched the ramp at the ongoing fashion week in Delhi on Saturday night. The actress was the showstopper for designers Namrata Joshipura and G Pia Fleming on Saturday. PHOTO: RONJOY GOGOI
Models Tinu Verghese (L) and Diandra Soares get close on the runway
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hey blush, giggle, gang up, dance and even get T intimate. Models at the ongo-
ing fashion week are about more than just hot bods. While the global fashion circuit expects models to be ‘garments-exhibiting mannequins’, Indian designers are fuelling a new trend by giving them a face. In designer Niki Mahajan’s show on day three of WIFW, models Diandra Soares and Tinu Verghese held hands to mirror the relationship of two women in love. On the same day, designer Poonam Bhagat’s show had models dance on the runway while style guru Rocky S had them smiling flirtatiously on Day 2. Designer Payal Jain says it’s a great way to create the desired mood. “If the theme of the collection demands more than lights, music and props, having models emote is a great way of adding another dimension,” she says. Nikhil Mehra of designer duo Shantanu & Nikhil sees it as a promising trend.
Bridging the Gap W
t 8.30 pm on Saturday night, all of Delhi seemed to have had a massive power cut. Lights went off at shops, hotels and even Rashtrapati Bhavan, Red Fort, India Gate, Akshardham Temple and many residential complexes as Delhiites came together to observe Earth Hour 2010. This World Wildlife Fund initiative, supported by Hindustan Times, is aimed at spreading awareness about global warming, and was labelled “a huge success” by the brand ambassador Abhishek Bachchan. “I’m told that the earth hour was a huge success. Well done guys,” wrote Bachchan on Twitter. A live concert was organised at India Gate to mark the hour, which saw performances by dance
More than a model
IMRAN KHAN
I wanted my models to express the relationship that exists between two women while walking the runway — Designer Niki Mahajan “India’s unique when it comes to using fashion as a platform to narrate a story,” he says. Models are all for it, too. Model Pia Trivedi says, “The straight-face expression gets boring after a while. Why can’t we flirt or smile? We can add a lot to the the show.”
exponent Shovana Narayan and fusion band Indian Ocean. All guests at Le Meridien hotel, Janpath, gathered in darkness to make a giant-size ‘60 Earth Hour’ logo with candles. Actor Riteish Deshmukh tweeted that he switched off lights till 9.30 pm, while celebs Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar and Gul Panag also spread the word. Hollywood stars such as Demi Moore and Kylie Minogue wrote about it. Over 6,000 cities in 125 countries were part of this campaign. In Delhi, five star hotels, radio channels and offices, too, switched off their lights for the hour. Live tweets from the world over were uploaded on the official Earth Hour twitter page, which has over 30,000 followers. — MINAKSHI SAINI
I’m told the Earth Hour was a huge success. Well done guys. I hope we can reverse the effects of global warming —Abhishek Bachchan
CAUGHT IN BETWEEN Actor Abhishek Bachchan’s Earth Hour posters were removed from the event at India Gate allegedly because of a controversy involving his father Amitabh Bachchan. Abhishek tweeted, “I had sent a video msg for all at the event, but for some reason that couldn’t be shown.” Big B wrote on his blog, “I wonder why? Abhishek, who has been working hard on the cause, is obviously disappointed.”
hat do you talk about with your parents? Do you chat easily with them, or do you sit formally across the room, minding your posture and trying to think of ways to fill the silence? I’m a lucky guy. (I’ve said that before, and I’ll probably keep saying it.) I can talk to my parents about anything, we have that kind of a relationship. I’m in a minority though. Most of my friends don’t have quite as easy a relationship, and some have extremely strained ones. The age gap we all have between ourselves and our parents ensures many differences; values, beliefs, interests... I could fill this column with the ways we differ, but there wouldn’t be much of a point to that. Here’s what happened: I was visiting Delhi with a friend, and he asked me to accompany him to meet his parents. Pretty straightforward... except for the fact that his parents hadn’t spoken to him in years. There had been a fight (I won’t go into details), harsh words had been exchanged, and the end result was that my friend walked out of the house, and cut off all contact with them. But he’s getting married soon, and something in his head just went *click*; he decided enough was enough, he wanted his parents to meet the girl he was marrying. Family’s family, after all. So there we were, the three of us, walking up to the front door of a house that looked like it was stuck in time. His childhood home. His mother (whom I had never met before) greeted us warmly, sat us down, and promptly started to feed us (as mothers have a tendency to do). His father entered a few minutes later, and joined the conversation. He talked at length about his university (he’s a professor), telling us how many professors
teach there, how many textbooks they publish, the variety of courses, which international universities they’re affiliated with... why on Earth was he telling us all this? What do I care? I left the house with these thoughts in my mind. I didn’t get the point until the next day. My friend is in the movie business, like me. Like me, he sleeps, eats, lives and breathes movies, and like me, it’s his favourite topic of conversation. His father doesn’t watch films. He’s not up to date on the latest industry gossip (I suspect he didn’t know I’m an actor), and he has no inclination to talk about movies. But he wanted to talk to his son. He hadn’t spoken to him in years, and all he wanted was to have a conversation. To reach out. He doesn’t know anything about movies, so he spoke about the thing he does know; his world. His university. Relationships are tough with anyone. Honest relationships, I mean. But the toughest ones seem to be the ones we share with our parents. There’s so much to get past, there are times you feel like it’s just not possible. But for what it’s worth, here’s my perspective; somewhere, I think we’re all looking for harmony. Parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives... we want to get along with one another, and it frustrates us when we can’t. Maybe it’s not actually that complicated, and maybe we just need to read between the lines. Because someone might be reaching out to you, and you may never know. imran.khan@hindustantimes.com
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